Deadline: 11-Jan-22
The European Commission (EC) has announced a call for proposals for the grant program named “Support for information measures relating to the EU Cohesion policy” to provide support for the production and dissemination of information and content linked to EU Cohesion policy, including inter alia the Just Transition Fund and the recovery plan for Europe, while respecting complete editorial independence of the actors involved.
With the current call for proposals, the European Commission seeks to select potential beneficiaries for the implementation of a number of information measures co-financed by the EU
The exact content of the proposed information measures will depend on the editorial choice of the applicants. The editorial independence will be guaranteed by a charter of independence that will be part of the agreement signed between the European Commission and the grant beneficiaries.
Objectives
The specific objectives of this call for proposals are:
- To promote and foster a better understanding of the role of Cohesion policy in supporting all EU’s regions;
- To increase awareness of projects funded by the EU – through Cohesion policy in particular – and of their impact on people’s lives;
- To disseminate information and encourage an open dialogue on Cohesion policy, its results, its role in delivering on the EU’s political priorities and on its future;
- To encourage civic participation in matters related to Cohesion policy and to foster citizens’ participation to setting priorities for the future of this policy.
Funding Information
- The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of projects under this call for proposals is estimated at 7.000.000 €.
- The grant amount will be maximum EUR 300,000.
Expected Results
The expected results and outputs are the following:
- To increase media coverage on Cohesion policy, in particular at regional level;
- To enhance people’s awareness of the results of Cohesion policy and their impact on their lives;
- To achieve concrete outputs and deliverables aimed at wide outreach within the measure’s duration – eg TV and radio broadcast, online or print coverage, other type of information measures and dissemination – taking multilingualism into account;
- To establish an efficient and effective collaboration between the European Commission and the grant beneficiaries.
Eligible Activities
The eligible activities shall be those necessary to carry out the information measure and realise the intended outputs/results in accordance with the objectives, themes and target audience.
- The measures should be implemented within the EU at local, regional, multiregional, national level, or at the level of several Member States.
- The proposals should include one or several activities and tools having an innovative character with a view to attaining the objectives, cover the themes and reach the target audience.
- Measures required by law or under the specific public service contracts (in the case of publicly owned entities) are not eligible.
Target audience
The target audience of the information measures to be implemented through this call is the general public and / or related stakeholders. More specifically:
- For the general public: the objective is to raise public awareness of the results of Cohesion policy and their impact on citizens’ lives to Europeans who are unaware of the EU and of the EU action in their region. Information should focus on developing greater understanding of the contribution of Cohesion policy to boosting jobs and growth in Europe and reducing disparities among Member States and regions.
- For stakeholders: the objective is to engage with stakeholders (including national, regional and local authorities, beneficiaries, businesses, academia) to further communicate the impact of Cohesion policy on their regions and to feed into the discussion on the future of Cohesion policy and , more broadly, the future of Europe.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposals may be submitted by any of the following applicants:
- media organizations / news agencies (television, radio, written press, online media, new media, combination of different media);
- non-profit organizations;
- universities and educational institutions;
- research centers and think-tanks;
- associations of European interest;
- private entities;
- public authorities.
- Natural persons as well as entities established for the sole purpose of the implementation of the projects within this call for proposals are not eligible.
- Only applications from legal entities established in the following countries are eligible: EU Member States.
- In order to assess the applicants’ eligibility, the following supporting documents are requested:
- deprived te entity: extract from the official journal, copy of articles of association, extract of trade or association register, certificate of liability to VAT (if, as in certain countries, the trade register number and VAT number are identical, only one of these documents is required);
- public entity: copy of the resolution, decision or other official document establishing the public-law entity;
- natural persons: photocopy of identity card and / or passport; certificate of liability to VAT, if applicable (eg some self-employed persons)
- entities without legal personality: documents providing evidence that their representative (s) have the capacity to undertake legal obligations on their behalf.
For more information, visit https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/newsroom/funding-opportunities/calls-for-proposal/
